Well, casting news is out on Thor, and it appears
YHB was, in fact, correct when he (that is, I) surmised that
Brian Blessed would be a good pick for Odin.
(btw; anyone else having trouble with text not appearing on that web site?)
Yeah, get an eyepatch on that guy and it'll be awesome. Isn't the film due for release next summer? So I wonder how much filming time will be, then post will probably take a while.
Of course, that also raises the question (but does not beg it) of whether or not most of it will be greenscreen/CGI or if they'll have location filming and physical effects.
Edit: Apparently, Thor is
Not due until '11.